Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 256 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy

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